Attention Everyone!

Because the school is closing down. I will be moving all my stuff to a new apartment tommorow and SUnday,  SO the computer will have no internet connection for a while so THere will be no posts for a while, so please wait and I will try to go to a internet cafe from time to time.


Next Year a New Blog will replace this one so please wait,


SEE YOU NEXT TIME!!!!



From DAVID sensei

conversation fill in the missing words.

using these words to fill in the missing words:

In, in, staff, at, bastard, works, the, does, as, funny, do, much, too, actually, ago, funny, your, at, how, why, hates, all,

Rachel: “So where does ______Husband work?”

Angela: “______ a hotel.”

Rachel:“Oh really? My husband ______ ______ a hotel, too. He's just started there a few months ______.”

Angela: “What ______ he do exactly”

Rachel: “He works ______ the front desk so I guess you could say he works ______ a receptionist and sometimes a bellboy.”

Angela: “______does he like it?”

Rachel: “Not very ______. He often says how much he ______ his job.”

Angela: “That's too bad. Did he say ______ he hates it?”

Rachel: “He doesn't like the manager. He says that the hotel manager is big fat selfish ______ who yells and screams at ______ and really likes to have his ass kissed ______ the time.”

Angela: “Oh My! Sounds terrible. What hotel does he work ______?”

Rachel: “______ Plaza hotel.”

Angela: “That's ______ my husband works there______.”

Rachel: “Oh that's interesting. What does he ______ there? Does he hate the manager too?”

Angela: “______ he is the manager!”

Do you think Rachel and Angela can continue to be friends?

questions

What is the best answer:

A doctor ____________ sick people.

A teacher ___________ _____________.

A security guard ____________ all day long.

A police officer ____________ bad guys.

A public servant ___________ to work hard.

A politician _____________ to the public

Match the jobs with the item:

JOBS

Police officer   
  Doctor          
  Teacher        
  Business man
  Carpenter      
  Baker           
  Mechanic      
  janitor            

 ITEMS

  Chisel             
  Scalpel           
  Night stick     
  Mop              
  Highlighter     
  Jack              
  Flash drive     
  peel               

this weeks words and idioms/ topic jobs

Jobs 

What was your first job? _____________ Did you like it?__________Why?_________________________

When you were little, what did you want to be?_______________________________

What is your dream job? (don't think about money)__________________

What is the worst job you have ever had?__________________________________

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This weeks words: easy black, medium blue, difficult red n=noun / v=verb / a=adjective

Words	Please make a sentence	words	Please make a sentence	idioms
job n		company n		Good job!
work n		staff n		At work
career n		boss n		Out of work
employ n		supervisor n		In the works
employer n,v		office n		On the job
employee v		president n		Between jobs
employment n		executive n		Kiss the bosses ass

Proverb

Don't give up your day job

School is closing

Hello everyone, I have very sad news....

Mimi Ginowan's school will be closing. The terrible neighbor continues to complain and my wife is very scared so we have no choice but to move. We don't have enough money to move to a big house again so we will move to a smaller apartment so there is no space for a classroom. I will continue private lessons so if anyone is interested please ask usally it costs 2000 yen for one hour of private lesson but if you ask I might be able to make a discount if 2 people team up for one lesson.
Also if some one knows of an bar, snack bar or restarant that is only open at night, Maybe if some kind person can let me rent the space for the day and Mimi's classes can continue. I am very sorry for the sad news and I want to say a big thank you for everyone that has studied with.  I love you all,           See you all next time and good night,

PS the blog will continue but I will change the name some time soon,

Subjects

So tell me what do you and don't you like about these subjects>

  Mathematics
  English
  Science
  Geography
  History
  Art
  P.E.
  Home economics
  Music
  Japanese
  social studies
 

word of the week

Word of the week: right

That's right 

right answer 

Yeah right?

The right side 

He righted the mistake

in my right mind

You have no rights 

by rights 

she'll be right

A right angle 

right away/now/ 

the right side of

I went right to school

right on! 

right-hand man

The bus goes right to Nago

right here

right of way

Left, right and center 

copyright 

serves you right

reading comprehension

First day at school

Today was Zoe's first day at school since her very long absence, so she was very nervous. She really didn't want to go but her mother said it would be fine. However she didn't feel very fine. When Zoe arrived at the school all the students looked at her and gasped.  Some students had facial expressions of horror. Some had revolt. And others had looks of pity. Zoe pretended she didn't care, she knew her face was hideous and had received these kinds of looks many times before.  But deep inside her heart she hoped that one day people would look at her as a normal person.
    After saying goodbye to her mother, Zoe found her classroom. The teacher introduced her to the other students who looked at her with stunned disbelief. Zoe used to attend this school a long time ago and she had a lot of friends. But that was before the accident. Now her face was a burnt wreck and no one recognized her. Not even her best friend Paula who she had played with since nursery school, gave any recognition.
    Never the less, Zoe was glad to be back at school. After many long boring, painful months in hospital and many more months recovering at home she was happy to be leading a normal life again. She had not used a pen and paper for a long time, and it was difficult to write with only four fingers. However after a little practice she soon got the hang of it, and was writing just as fast as the rest of the class.
    All morning no one talked to her, They just stared. At lunch time they stared even more because they had never seen someone eat without lips before. After school all the kids went home walking with their friends and whispered to each other about Zoe. She couldn't hear in detail but she heard the words “monster”, “freak”, “mutant” and “disgusting”. Zoe ignored everyone but inside she was very sad. Her mother soon came and picked her up and asked how her day was. Zoe answered the usual “It was fine.” Even her Mum and Dad looked at Zoe with pity. They always said she was beautiful and that she was special, but Zoe knew that they had changed since the terrible fire accident. She knew life would never be the same again.
    She soon arrived home and was greeted by her best friend. The only person in the world who didn't care about her hideous face and deformities: Her best friend, adopted brother and hero. Bobo the chimpanzee gave her a big kiss and ran around the room with her other friend Rover the three legged dog.                                            to be continued

Questions: 1: Why is Zoe nervous? ______________ 2. Why did the children look at her and gasp?______________________

3. Why didn't she go to school for a long time?_______________ 4. Was she happy to be back at school___Why do you say that?
__________________ 5. Why did everyone stare at Zoe at lunch time?_________________ 6. -What happened to Zoe's face?
__________________________ 7. Who is Zoe's best friend?___________ Why?______________________________
8..What do these words mean/ Never the less ____________________ get the hang of it _______________________

conversation fill in the missing words.

Use these words to fill in the missing words in the conversation happening at a school with a new very mean teacher.

   What, comes, raise, happened, teacher, up, NO!, school, question, Tuesdays, questions, too, coming, teacher, is, never, morning, more, waste, heard, behave, crafts, doing, not, closing.

The New Teacher

Sarah: “We have a new ______ today?”

Jessica: “Really? ______ happened to Mrs White?”

Sarah:“I don't know. But I ______ she got really sick.”

Jessica: “That's too bad. I liked Mrs White she was kind and she ______ got mad like the Mr Grove does all the time. So who is the new teacher?”

Sarah: “I don't know, but I hope she gives us a lot of art and ______ lessons.”

Jessica: “Yeah, Me ______. Here she ______.”

Mrs Lich: “Good ______ boys and girls. I'm here to replace Mrs White. My name is Mrs Lich and I expect all students to ______ correctly at all times.”

Sarah: “What ______ to Mrs White?”

Mrs Lich: “EXCUSE ME, little girl if you have a question you must ______ your hand!”

Sarah raises her hand.

Mrs Lich: “Yes young lady, do you have a ______?”

Sarah: “Where is Mrs White? Why is she not ______?”

Mrs Lich: “That's TWO ______ you rude little girl. Get out of my class NOW!”

Mrs Lich grabs Sarah's hair and drags her out the door.

Mrs Lich: “Are there any ______ questions before we begin.”

Jessica raises her hand.

Mrs Lich: “Yes girl, thank you for putting ______ your hand. What is your question?”

Jessica: “I was wondering if we will be ______ any arts and crafts? Mrs White did it every ______ and Fridays.”

Mrs Lich: “Arts and crafts are a complete ______ of time, so the answer to your question is ______”

Jessica: “But that's ______fair.”

Mrs Lich smashes Jessica in the face with her cane cutting

open her lip. Blood and tears pour all over the desk.

Mrs Lich: “NO ONE disrespects the ______ in MY CLASS!”

Some of the words are not used and they form a secret message.

this weeks words and idioms/ topic school

School 

Did/do you like school? _______ Why/why not?________________________________________________________

What subjects did you like?_____________________________Dislike?_______________________________

Who was your favorite teacher??______________________Most hated teacher?____________________________

If you could change the school system, how would you change it?__________________________________

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This weeks words: easy black, medium blue, difficult red n=noun / v=verb / a=adjective

Words	Please make a sentence	words	Please make a sentence	idioms
paper n,v		pencil n		Cut class
flag n		eraser n		Old school
teacher n		calendar n		I'm history
pupil n		subjects n		Your history
glue n,v		homework n		School of hard knocks
study n		principle n,v		Hit the books
graduation n		detention a		Teacher's pet

word of the week

Word of the week: take / took / taken

take money 

I take singing lessons

take up

take 1^st price

Have the seeds taken?

take care!

take my hand 

Take four. 

take care of

You took me by suprise.

Take a dump/shit 

take charge

Take a blow to the head  

take after 

take effect

She was taken by the charming man  

take exception

take medicine  

take apart 

take five/ten

take all the credit.  

take back take for granted

Take your time. 

take down

take it out on

How long does it take?  

take for 

take notice of

Take the bus to work.

take in 

take place

take a seat. 

take off 

take sides

take notes. 

take on 

take a ride

Take a photo.

take out 

take it

I'll take your word

. take over

take heart

take a walk!

take to take 

it of leave it.

reading comprehension

Bobo's Daring Rescue

        Bobo the chimp once lived in the peaceful Congo Jungle with his twin sister Fifi. One day his peace was broken and he was sent to a zoo. He doesn't know what happened to his sister. One day Bobo escaped from the zoo and soon hid in a tree in a small park, where being very frightened, he soon slept..
    Bobo was woken by a loud ringing sound. He looked out the tree hole and saw a large red monster flashing blue and red lights making very loud sounds. There were some yellow and orange humans riding the monster. Bobo thought it was fascinating so he jumped out of the tree and followed the sound which brought him to a small building that was glowing orange. Bobo got closer to the building and found that the orange glow was very hot and it was spreading about the building. Inside the building he heard some crying sounds. The cries sounded very weak so Bobo felt he had to do something.
    Bobo climbed a wall and climbed into an opened window where there was no fire. Inside the building there was smoke everywhere and Bobo had trouble breathing. He covered his month and listened for the crying sounds. On one side of the building the yellow humans were squirting the building with water. On the other side there was only a lot of smoke and darkness. The crying sound was coming from the quiet side so Bobo ran that way. He turned a corner and a large ball of fire burst down the hall burning Bobo's hair a little. The crying sound was on the other side of the fire so Bobo ran as fast as he could and dived through the fire and somersaulted out the other side into a bedroom.
    In the room a little girl and a dog were crouched in a corner shaking, and coughing. Bobo shook the girls shoulders and pointed to the burning door. Reluctantly the girl and dog let Bobo pull them out the door. The fire in the hall was bigger now so Bobo showed them a window. Bobo didn't know how to open windows so the girl opened it. They were just about to climb out the window when a large burning piece of wood dropped from above covering them in hot deadly flames. .To be continue

Questions: 1: What woke up Bobo? ________________ 2. Why did Bobo follow the fire truck?______________________

3. Why did Bobo want to enter the burning building?_____________________________________
4. Who are the yellow humans?_______________________ 5. How did Bobo find the girl and dog?______________________ ___________________________________ 6. Did they escape?___________ 7.How come?_______________________________

conversation fill in the missing words.

directions are very difficult in ENglish. I hope this will help you.

Grammar point directions

Go straight.

Go along this road.

Turn left at the intersection.

Turn left before/after the bank.

Take the 3^rd turn to the left/right.

Turn right onto highway 88.

turn right at the 3^rd traffic light.

Take the _____ exit off the highway.

It's on the left side.

Use these words to fill in the missing spaces.

  But, way, left, driving, lost, soon, creepy,     
   already, better, bought, men, ain't, Sir, woods,
    rocks, same, pretty, miss, ahead, log, turn,
   cowboy, it, chance, directions, word, wanna,

 

A drive in the country side

Wendy: “So where is this _____ cabin?”

Darren: “It should be _____.”

Wendy:“You said that _____. We've been _____ for hours.”

Darren: “I know but the _____ from the last town said it's the third _____ on the left, after the big rock.”

Wendy: “_____ there are big rocks everywhere!”

Darren: “Look there's a farm house up ___, lets stop and ask.”

Wendy: “The house looks _____, I'm going to wait in the car.”

knock, knock.

Hill Billy: “Don't get many visitors up here. What brings you to this neck of the _____?”

Darren: “We are kind of _____so I was wondering if you could give us _____ to Rockdale Falls.”

Hill Billy: “Rockdale Falls you say? Why ya _____go there?”

Darren: “My father _____ a log cabin there.”

Hill Billy: “_____never heard of no log cabin. There's nothing there. You guys _____ go back home.”

Darren “All the _____ sir, We still want to go. Do you know the _____?”

Hill Billy: “Well alright, take this road up the mountain and turn _____ after the big rock.”

Darren: “But there are big _____ everywhere.”

Hill Billy: “The really big rock. You can't_____ it.”

Darren: “thank you very much _____,”

Hill Billy: “Just a _____of advice.”

Darren: “Yes what is_____?”

Hill Billy: “I'd keep an eye on that _____ girl you have in your car. There are a lot of lonely _____ in this area and they never get the _____to see such pretty young girls.”

this weeks words and idioms/ topic in the country

The country side

Do you like going to the country side? ________________Where is your favorite spot?_______________________

Where would you rather live, city / country?_________Why?________________________________________

What are the good points for living in the country?______________________________________________________

What are the bad points for living in the country?­_____________________________________________________

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This weeks words: easy black, medium blue, difficult red n=noun / v=verb / a=adjective

Words	Please make a sentence	words	Please make a sentence	idioms
farm n,v		town n		Go to town
road n		village n		Hit town
forest n		bay n		A night on the town
hill n		river n		All over town
tunnel n,v		cabin n		The talk of the town
cliff n		picnic n,v		Up the hill
greenery n		rural a		Over the hill

Questions 

What is a Hill Billy?

What is  Bush walking?

Proverb

be up shit creek (without a paddle)

word of the week

Word of the week: keep / kept

keep the change 

I was kept after school.

Keep at it!

I keep an knife in my pocket.

Keep back! 

Keep down.

Where do you keep the bread?

Keep a secret/ promise

Keep off

keep chickens.

Keep the ice from melting.

Keep up/pace!

The meat can keep for one week.

Keep to myself 

for keeps

He didn't keep in good heath.

. keep in line 

keep up to

I couldn't keep him calm.

Keep going! 

keep ahead

Do you keep a diary? 

I couldn't keep from falling in love.

Keep me company.

Keep the keys for me. 

The king's keep.

Keeper (goal, time etc)

reading comprehension

Bobo in the city

Bobo once lived in the jungle with his twin sister Fifi but he was separated from her and got captured by loggers when he escaped from rival chimpanzees. Now he lives in the San Francisco City zoo. At first he hated living there as his freedom was limited to the cage walls and all the other chimps would tease him and bully him because he was the newcomer.
    Every morning many strange looking hairless monkeys (he later learned they are humans) would gather around his cage and stare at him. The humans were very strange and wore colorful things on their body and carried flashing things. The other chimpanzees seemed to like the humans and would often dance and roll around, showing off to the humans. But sometimes the chimps would be in a bad mood and throw their dung at the humans. This made the humans very angry but all the chimps would laugh and dance for joy. Bobo thought this was funny too.
    After about a month in the zoo still no one would talk to him. Bobo was so lonely. He decided to escape from the zoo to look for his sister Fifi. After many days of waiting, Bobo's chance came. Every evening after all the humans went home a zoo keeper would enter the cage to clean it. Bobo had wiped poo poo all over the inside of the cage door and when the zoo keeper went to close the door he got poo on his hand. “yuck!” The zoo keeper said as he looked for a rag. At this time Bobo jumped through the opened door and ran away. He climbed the fence of the elephant cage, climbed on the elephants back and jumped over the zoo's outer fence and into a strange new world.
    There were many tall square buildings and strange things with shining eyes rolled on circle legs along black roads. There were humans everywhere. A girl looked a Bobo and screamed “A monkey!”. It surprised Bobo so he ran down the road as the shining eye monsters “beeped!” at him as they avoided him. In panic, Bobo just ran until he found a small park with some trees. He climbed one of the trees and hid himself in a tree hole. “Where am I?” Bobo thought.              To be continued

Questions:

1: Where is Bobo? ________________ 

2. Why doesn't Bobo like the zoo?______________________________

 3. Why don't the other chimps like Bobo?__________________

_4. Why do chimps throw poo poo?_______________________

5. How did Bobo escape from the cage?_______________________________________________________

6. What is the flashing thing that humans carry?___________ 

7.What is a shining eye monster?___________________________